Las Cruces: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: New Mexico
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 101,643
• Coordinates: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W
• Time zone: America/Denver (UTC-07:00 standard, UTC-06:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 2,773 km (1,723 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Las Cruces International Airport (LRU): 14 km (9 mi), straight line
• El Paso International Airport (ELP): 68 km (42 mi), straight line
• Abraham González International Airport (CJS, Mexico): 82 km (51 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Sunland Park: 60 km (37 mi)
• El Paso: 67 km (42 mi)
• Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: 72 km (45 mi)
• Socorro: 86 km (53 mi)
• Horizon City: 87 km (54 mi)